bunso

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bongso — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• bungso — obsolete

Etymology

From earlier bungso, a pre-historical borrowing from Malay bongsu (“lastborn”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋsu. Compare Kapampangan bunsu and Remontado Agta bussu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /bunˈsoʔ/ [bʊnˈsoʔ], /bunˈso/ [bʊnˈso]
    • Rhymes: -oʔ, -o
  • IPA^(key): /buŋˈso/ [bʊnˈso], /buŋˈsoʔ/ [bʊnˈsoʔ] (obsolete)
    • Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: bun‧so

Adjective

bunsô or bunsó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. lastborn; youngest (of a child in a family)

Derived terms

• bunsong anak
• bunsong gata

 

Noun

bunsô or bunsó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. lastborn child; youngest child (in a family)
2. (endearing) appellation for the youngest child in a family

Coordinate terms

• panganay

Further reading

• “bunso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “bunso”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024